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AT&T is building a production-quality IPv6 data network for the U.S. Army in Germany that will cost approximately $23 million when it is completed next year.

The Army is ahead of the curve with its new state-of-the-art data network, which will support its operations in Grafenwoehr, Germany — the home of the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Center (JMTC). ... Carl Tegen, Director of Defense Networks at AT&T Government Solutions, said the training center's previous network didn't support IPv6, which is now mandated for all U.S. military telecommunications equipment purchases. The entire U.S. federal government is upgrading its network infrastructure to support IPv6.

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Related topics: Access Providers, Data Center, IPv6